{
  "id": 8612016,
  "title": "Rookie Salas has walk-off single in 10th as Padres beat Marlins 7-6, reduce magic number to 3",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/rookie-salas-has-walk-off-single-in-10th-as-padres-beat-marlins-7-6",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T04:42:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/2026/09/19/rookie-salas-has-walk-off-single-in-10th-as-padres-beat-marlins-7-6-reduce-magic-number-to-3"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ethan Salas, the Padres' promising rookie, stole a walk-off single in the 10th inning as the San Diego Padres edged the Miami Marlins 7-6. The walk-off hit, driven in by Jake Cronenworth from third base, lowered the Padres' magic number to three for securing their third consecutive postseason spot. Salas, the club's top prospect, joined the game on September 1, and his timely hit came after pinch-hitter Griffin Conine had tied the score in the ninth inning with a towering homer. David Morgan secured the win for the Padres. The victory marked the 12th win in 13 games for the Padres, who now share 86-69 standings with the Chicago Cubs for the NL’s top wild-card spot, though the Cubs hold the tiebreaker. The Philadelphia Phillies' 10-3 loss to the New York Mets reduced their lead to a game. The Padres can clinch the wild-card spot as early as Tuesday night against the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers. San Diego will aim for their second straight sweep of the Marlins this season. Ty France contributed a game-extending double in the sixth inning, and Fernando Tatis Jr. tied the game at 5 in the fourth with a solo homer.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Rookie Ethan Salas hits walk-off single in 10th inning",
    "Salas' hit drives in Jake Cronenworth from third base",
    "Padres' magic number reduced to three for postseason spot"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}